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Many employment offer letters contain language that disclose that the job is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. These checks may include some combination of an ...

Getting a new job feels exciting, until the background check comes up. Even if everything checks out, there’s always that small worry about what might show up. The good news? It’s easy for you to stay ...

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is committed to providing a safe and secure campus for its students, staff, faculty and visitors, and to protecting the material resources of the university. To ...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has provided specific guidance on the murky question of the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s “standalone” disclosure requirement. In its most recent decision on the ...

Employment background checks help employers hire individuals with integrity whom they can trust, and who do not present a risk to the business, other employees, or the customers and clients that the ...

A recent lawsuit raises questions and caveats to the FCRA rule that grants job applicants a right to dispute the accuracy of background checks before an employer rescinds a job offer. Opinions ...

Many employment offer letters contain language that disclose that the job is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. These checks may include some combination of an ...